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Two held over inciting RMG sector unrest in Ashulia

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Joint Forces have detained two individuals for their alleged involvement in creating instability in the readymade garment sector in the Ashulia industrial area of Savar, Dhaka.The arrestees were Forkan Ahmed Shawon, 25, an operator of Nasa Basic garments factory, and Md Robiul Khan, 36. The detailed information about the arrestees could not be known immediately. ...

Three arrested over murder of child in Feni

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Police arrested three individuals and recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy, who went missing four days ago in Feni, on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Ahnaf Al Main Nashit, son of one Main Uddin Sohag of Feni Academy area. He was a third-grade student at Feni Grammar School.Feni Superintendent of Police (SP) Habibur Rahman ...

Four suspended over JU student's death

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The Jahangirnagar University (JU) administration has suspended four individuals, including a deputy registrar, over the death of a marketing department student in an accident by a battery-run three-wheeler on campus on November 19 (Tuesday).An office order issued to this end around 1AM on Wednesday. They were also suspended on charges of negligence in their duties, ...

Four crushed under train in Lalmonirhat

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Four were crushed under the wheels of a train in Jongra union of Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat district on Monday evening The victims were Azizar Rahman, 60, a resident of ward No. 1 of Jongra union of the upazila, Mokbul Hossain, 62, and Mobarak Hossain, 65, of the same area, and Abdul Wahab Mia, 65, ...

'Measures to be taken for removing waterlog from Bhabodah'

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The government will take effective measures for the immediate and permanent solutions of the water logging problem in Bhabodah of Jashore after taking the opinion of the local people.Water Resources, Environment and Climate Change Affairs Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan told this after visiting the submerged Bhabodah in Jashore on Sunday and exchanged views with locals.She ...

RCC mayor’s PA, 23 others held in Rajshahi

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Police arrested the personal assistant of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and 23 others on Sunday.The PA was identified as Bipul Kumar Sarkar. Media wing of Rajshahi district and metropolitan police has informed the matter on Sunday noon.Among the arrestees, 14 were held from different areas of the metropolitan and 10 other ...

20 abducted Bangladeshi fishermen return from Myanmar

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The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has brought back 20 Bangladeshi fishermen, who had been held captive for two days by the Arakan Army, a rebel armed group in Myanmar, after mediating with the Myanmar rebels.Lieutenant Colonel Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, commander of the Teknaf 2 Battalion of BGB, said that the Arakan Army handed over the ...

Jubo League man 'beaten to death' in Rajshahi

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A Jubo League activist was allegedly beaten to death by miscreants in Rajshahi city on Saturday night.The dead was Meem, 25, son of Abdul Momin of Ramchandrapur area under Rajshahi metropolis.It was known that some unknown persons left him in a bloody state in front of the emergency department at Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) Hospital ...

10 RMG workers hurt in clash with police in Ashulia

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At least ten readymade garment (RMG) workers, including four female, were injured in a clash between police and workers near Narsinghpur-Kashimpur road in Ashulia industrial area on Wednesday.Besides, authorities of five factories --Sigma Apparels, De-sun, Susuka , GMax, Shin Shin Apparels-- declared holidays amid the unrest. The injured including the four female workers --Halima Khatun, ...

Five held over inciting violence at RMG factories

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Joint forces in raids detained five individuals suspected of being involved in vandalism, attacks, and creating unrest in the readymade garment (RMG) sector in Ashulia.The arrestees were identified as Md Habib Khan, 31, son of Lebu Khan of Dhamrai; Md Alkas Molla, 36, son of Late Durjan Molla of Ashulia; Azaharul Islam, 42, son of ...